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This series was not only the first matchup of the previous two NBA champions since the 1987 Finals (Lakers d. Celtics, 4–2), it was a match up of the two premier defensive teams of that era: from the 2002–03 season to the 2004–05 season, the Spurs and Pistons routinely finished in the top three in Points Allowed: in 2003, Detroit was #1 and San Antonio #3; in 2004, the teams finished in ...
Most points per game in an NBA Championship series; 41.0 by Michael Jordan, Chicago Bulls (vs. Phoenix Suns), 1993; Triple-double per game average in the NBA Finals; LeBron James: 33.6 points, 12.0 rebounds, and 10.0 assists, Cleveland Cavaliers (vs. Golden State Warriors), 2017; Only players to score at least 30 points in every game
Game 6 of the Spurs–SuperSonics series was the last NBA Playoff game ever played at Key Arena. With their Game 7 win over the Miami Heat, the Detroit Pistons advanced to their second consecutive NBA Finals. The NBA Finals marked the first time since 1987 that the two previous champions met in the Finals (the Spurs won in 2003, the Pistons in ...
Naming James to an All-NBA team this season would be an embrace of statistics and credentials in a way that betrays winning contributions and the very reasoning many have used to exclude players ...
NBA: San Antonio Spurs over the Detroit Pistons 4-3. MVP: Tim Duncan. See also 2004–05 NBA season, 2005 NBA Playoffs, 2005 NBA Finals, 2005 NBA draft, 2005 NBA All-Star Game; EuroBasket 2005: Greece 78, Germany 62; EuroLeague: Maccabi Tel Aviv defeated TAU Cerámica 90-78 in the final; Philippine Basketball Association 2004–05 season:
Los Angeles would go on to lose that series in seven games despite West averaging 37.9 points and 7.4 assists, leading to the legendary ball-handler being named Finals MVP anyway, the only player ...
The 2021 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 2020–21 season.With the COVID-19 pandemic impacting the NBA for the second consecutive year, the regular season was reduced to 72 games for each team and the start date of the playoffs was moved from its usual time in mid-April to May 22, 2021.
The Kings split the four-game season series against the Warriors with three games decided by one point. The Warriors won 122-114 on Oct. 27 in Sacramento and 102-101 on Nov. 1 at Chase Center in ...